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Oregon State University graduate students Tony Elliott and Brian Collins have attended conferences for nuclear engineering students before, but this is their first time organizing such an event. OSU is hosting the 2007 American Nuclear Society Student Conference this week, bringing together between 300 and 350 nuclear engineering students, faculty and professionals from across the nation ... We truly are the center of the nuclear-engineering universe for the weekend, said Collins, who along with... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Congress investigates Purdue scientist Mar 23, 2007
After other nuclear engineering professors at Purdue questioned that work, one of the students said he had nothing to do with the article and the second student would not say who wrote it, according to the congressional committee. Nature magazine last year published claims by professors that Taleyarkhan hampered efforts to try to replicate his work and blocked publication of negative results by Purdue colleagues. (USA Today -- Tech)
Environmental groups plan Uranium Summit Mar 15, 2007
She earned a doctorate in nuclear engineering and medical physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and she has a master s degree in nuclear reactor safety from the University of Virginia. In January, the South Dakota Board of Minerals and Environment approved the first uranium-exploration permit issued for the Black Hills in at least 25 years. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Nampa High science students shine in competitions Mar 12, 2007
Neighbors: Science teams tackle nuclear engineering, biochemistry and other fields ... Topics include real-life problems in nuclear engineering, road design, alternative fuels and biochemistry. (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)
World traveler settles here Mar 5, 2007
He is in nuclear engineering and works at the INL.. Less than two years ago, the Stones arrived in Pocatello. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Compensation board's credibility questioned Feb 26, 2007
"When the White House called me and asked me to serve on this committee I said, 'No.' ... At that time my son and daughter did dose reconstruction," Poston said in a telephone interview Feb. 13 from Texas Are he is professor of nuclear engineering. Poston said he accepted the appointment to the board only after he had discussions with lawyers from the White House and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
Wooten: Bulldoze public housing Feb 16, 2007
I know a man who got a degree in Nuclear Engineering from Georgia Tech, served his country while commanding a nuclear powered submarine, and after leaving the military lived in public housing. He was elected governor of Georgia and president of the United States. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
MIT: Nanoengineered concrete could cut CO2 emissions Jan 30, 2007
He recently formed a research team with colleagues in physics, materials science and nuclear engineering to perform atomistic simulations, taking the work a step deeper into the structure of this ubiquitous material. The research was funded in part by the Lafarge Group. (EurekAlert!)
Risk confidence — By thinking the unthinkable, preparedness expert is ready for emergency Jan 28, 2007
The shelter was just a hole with a board over it, but if there had actually been a nuclear war, she says, "I would have had better protection than 95 percent of people in the U.S. today." When she grew up she received a master's degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Utah. She studied under Dr. Gary Sandquist, who is now secretary-treasurer of The American Civil Defense Association board. (Deseret News)
Jimmy Carter: Lets bridge the rich-poor gap Jan 11, 2007
Having been educated in naval and nuclear engineering, I have a great interest in the role of our profession in helping to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future. The safe and efficient use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes will inevitably be an important challenge for engineers, as will the development of renewable forms of energy. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Plugging into the sun Jan 5, 2007
"I'm not a hippie greenie," he said, pointing out that with a background in nuclear engineering, he strongly supports nuclear power. "But solar is certainly a way to get off foreign oil.". (AZCentral -- Home)
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